Easter Blessings or Rotten Eggs?

Happy Easter, everyone!


Tonight the Mudbugs face their biggest game this season without All-Star Jason Basile. Basile was suspended for one game for the hit during the second period of last Thursday’s game that he put on the Thunder’s Travis Clayton. Clayton left the ice wobbly, sat out a shift and came back to finish the second period, including quite happily engaging in a big roughhouse session in front of the penalty boxes. Not saying Basile’s hit was what caused Clayton to sit out the third period, but the CHL microscope forgot to focus on several Wichita Thunder activities that were also ignored by the referee. Call it both ways is all I’m asking. The Thunder organization needs to remember that when they point fingers at us for "bad behavior", there are three of their own digits pointing right back at them.

The Bugs have to understand that they control their own destiny: they seize control of the game early and often, they hold control over the score, they ensure the winning outcome. They’ve been put in situations like this before and done well. I believe that they will take care things quite nicely. We are all hoping that the Easter Bunny gives our boys the bounces and helps them puts the “eggs” in the net, and that they come home ready to finish this series on Tuesday night in the friendly confines of the Swamp. To all the fans who made the trip for tonight's game, do us all proud and make sure we can hear you as we listen to the radio broadcast.